Nadine Lustre is currently in France with boyfriend, French businessman Christophe Bariou. She is enjoying the sea, sun, sand in Plage de Lespecier, a seaside commune in Mimizan. Of course, this could only mean one thing. Bikinis and suntan lotion -- two of Nadine's favorite companions. Don’t...
PARIS, France -- The terrorism threat remains severe in France, even "worrying," French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in an interview with French daily news BFM TV on Friday. "The principal threat comes from the inside of the country with self-radicalized individuals attacking with...
Millions of students trooped to their respective schools on Monday, Aug. 22, as the country reopened schools two years after being locked down in an online learning setup. However, progressive party-list groups and youth-led organizations urged students to document and expose “both examples of...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro spoke on the recent ABS-CBN and TV5 deal Thursday, Aug. 18 and her views turned out to be opposite to that of SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta's. ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left) and SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta Castro,...
Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc have questioned the validity of the sugar shortage and at the same time criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his plan to import 150,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar despite rejecting the initial proposal to import 300,000 MTs of the sweetener....
MARSEILLE, France -- The French weather service warned Wednesday of flash flooding risks across much of the south, where a historic drought has parched the rugged Mediterranean hills, a day after fierce rainstorms lashed much of the country. A photograph shows a thunderstorm above the pond of...
“The French-Philippine connection dates back much earlier through historic interactions among our nationals,” said Michèle Boccoz, French ambassador to the Philippines, at the launch of the yearlong celebration of the diamond jubilee of diplomatic relations between France and the Philippines....
Despite viral internet memes poking fun at his suggestion to use an aerial cable car system to solve the traffic woes in Metro Manila, Senator Robin Padilla on Sunday, Aug. 14, maintained that the plan has sound basis owing to the previous administration’s approval of it. Cable cars in transit...
Makabayan bloc lawmakers are seeking reparations for victims of human rights violations (HRV) and proper documentation of such HRVs that took place during the martial law era under the administration of late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (From left to right) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel,...
SAINT-PIERRE-LA-GARENNE, France -- A beluga whale stranded in the Seine river in northern France for more than a week was removed from the water early Wednesday in a risky rescue operation, but officials warned it was in poor health. Rescuers pull up a net as they rescue a beluga whale stranded in...
Ahead of the forthcoming implementation of face-to-face classes, House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Representative France Castro urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccine rollout among minors. A minor getting vaccinated...
With just under two weeks left before the start of the school year 2022-2023, ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants the 19th Congress to hurry up and fast track the adoption of a House Resolution allocating a P32-billion budget for the safe reopening of schools. Students at Cabacanan...
